Sniper Drama From ‘Blacklist’ Producers Gets NBC Pilot Pickup

The network has handed out a pilot order to Endgame, a drama thriller from Blacklist‘s Davis Entertainment and Leverage co-creator John Roger, Hollywood Insight has learned.

Endgame, from Sony Pictures Television where Davis Entertainment is under an overall deal, centers on a former sniper — how timely. While working as a security expert for the wealthy, he is wrongly accused of the slaying of his wife. A syndicate of powerful people offer him freedom in exchange for stopping high-stakes crimes as he looks to avenge his wife’s death and uncover the conspiracy among his mysterious employers.

Rogers will pen the script and executive produce alongside Davis Entertainment’s John Davis and normal”>John Fox. The drama landed at NBC with a hefty pilot-production commitment.

The news comes as The Blacklist, starring James Spader, is poised to get its biggest push to date with the prime post-Super Bowl time slot next month before it moves to anchor NBC’s new Thursday night lineup at 10 p.m. The drama, now in its second season, was among the network’s keys to rebuilding its fortunes last season after launching hot out of the gate following normal”>The Voice on Mondays.